Arbgirl

Thanks all

Might get them to put up bird boxes in another area but am running out of jute tree tie webbing to hang them up with.

Anyone got any ideas what else I can use that wont choke the trees?

I want to avoid nail use but have been given lots of aluminium nails to use and want to arrive with a better alternative so I can dissuade the client from wounding lots of trees if we can avoid it.

Hi All

Just doing my risk assessment and have a small quandry

Myself and my students will be working (tree planting) in a small woodland tomorrow where TSs wll be on site dismantling trees.

Is the safe working distance still 2 tree lengths when stuff is being roped and dropped down?

Am thinking we may not be able to go to the wood if so as nowhere is that far away so the wood is too small.

Client thought it a good idea to book us both on the same day!

Trees are all tall overcrowded sycamore

Thanks is advance

at the beginning of spring a few years back (when hunting with dogs was legal) i took my old lurcher bitch on a garden clearance job i had on as i was on my own and this job was near a real nice forest that i thought would be nice to have a wander round at dinner with her, as all you had to do was jump the customers fence, cross a field and you was straight on to a public footpath. the customer was a nice old lady, really polite and pretty posh!!! i asked her if she had a problem with me going and she said no, so i strimmed the back garden and went off for a mooch about at dinner. my bitch was off the lead having a good old sniff about, when she picked up a fresh sent and set off after something. not thinking the worse i just imagined she was after a rabbit or a hare, when all of a sudden a herd of about 30 fallow deer came running out the wood and in to the field, heading straight towards the job with my bitch in hot pursuit, i tried to stop her but it was no use and just as she was running past the job she pulled one down and its screaming its head off!!! i ran over as fast as i could and managed to get her off it, looked up and the customer, her son, his wife and three kids are all looking at me in disbelief at what just happened they laughed it off in the end as they were true country folk who understood accidents can happen with dogs and wildlife!!!! i never knew deer were in the area and the bitch was a retired rabbiting dog (12 years old!!) so the chances of that happening were 10000 to 1 lol but i learnt a lesson that day and keep them safely on the lead now if i do take one to work!!!!

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It's growing in Devon

We invented rain here

Pholiota aurivella/lucifera ?

(Just guessing)

yes the largest one was 4 inches + (female inches that is ;-) )

I shall go and re-investigate then and take my mallet!

Tree has grown round a barbed wire fence and has other trees growing through it but is close to a lightly (barely) used footpath so will inform landowner it may require investigation

One thing though, I didn't see any obvious evidence of rings on the stem?

Thanks fungus

What are the implications for tree health as I am not familiar with this one?

I took this shot as well (further fungus lower down)

1st fruitbodies were at about 1.5m

It might be possible that it is also/instead growing on the hawthorn stem growing out of the bottom of the oak (shown left of the bracket) .

Evening all

I wonder if you could help me with a fungal ID please

It has me totally stumped (!) but it's probably very bleedin' obvious but I am having a dim moment (it's my age you know, . . . during the war. . . .).

If you could help I would be very grateful

Seen on Oak in last 2 weeks.

Well, it was an oak, and it was kinda "sudden"

Do you think they are Type C or Type A shorts?

What's it worth? Tree valuation methods in the UK

What's it worth? Tree valuation methods in the UK

What's it worth? Tree valuation methods in the UK

Links to details :-)

Im not sure if either case has actually been concluded and wonder of the wisdom of discussing it on a public forum until both are completely resolved

Certainly does throw up some points for general discussion though as to duty of care and liability to the public (children, those invited onto your land and not forgetting the duty of care to trespassers too)

Surely the act of carrying out tree inspections shows that a duty of care must exist and that CROW doesnt absolve liability in these cases?

Will be interesting to see how a "natural feature" is defined

The first case (the one I mentioned was in 2005) and the one mentioned at the beginning of this thread was 2007

This isnt the first case that the NT have been sued for

Another child died and the parents also brought a case

I'm not sure if this one is still ongoing (I believe a private prosecution is/was being brought?)

Family of tree crush boy sue National Trust in landmark law suit | News

Does the CROW legislation outweigh the Occupiers Liability Act?

Well my only suggestion is epicormic paint

Are you sure its not paint?

Is it on a lime tree?

I had always heard that burning softwood would cause the tars/creosote to condense in the chimney and cause possible chimney fires

I have an unlined cob (mud, straw and animal dung mix) chimney and my stove ( villager C) draws well even when shut right down (cant keep it in over night as cant shut it down enough) - so are you guys saying softwood (well dried) is absolutely fine?

I burn hardwood logs and softwood eco log pellet things at present (pellets are very dry)

Well, someone has to be:001_tt2:

Thanks MD will have to start saving up for that then!

Im having trouble locating where to buy the Forest Research CD

Any ideas please :-)

Thanks

Thanks MD - I have Strouts and Winters (forgot I had that one actually)

Will look into the other 2

Found some curly brown/black leaves on some roadside Ash yesterday and was wondering what was up with them...will get me Strouts and Winters out (hope thats not rhyming slang!) and have a look!

Platanus occidentalis is known as the Oriental Plane here in the Uk